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d project dbi. -- project - director at dbi. we are a stage two. pardon me? it has a couple of components. as of-is analysis where we went through the business process re- engineering documentation that was already done, and we worked with representatives throughout dbi and planning and identified any changes with the car were close-- current work flows and documented all that. we are also looking through a bpr, as-is analysis, and recommendations come as well as items that have come up from the staff in terms of improvements that could happen. basically we're going to configure the system to our work flows in terms of how are they currently and what kind of improvements can be made. we did complete that as it is sessions on december 5, and based on the learnings of the session we identified an additional record types and prophecies. so we did extend the analysis schedule, but no impact of the overall schedule. the vendor added resources, and we will do some of the activities concurrently. we also released a project plan, a very detailed list of all the detai
d project dbi. -- project - director at dbi. we are a stage two. pardon me? it has a couple of components. as of-is analysis where we went through the business process re- engineering documentation that was already done, and we worked with representatives throughout dbi and planning and identified any changes with the car were close-- current work flows and documented all that. we are also looking through a bpr, as-is analysis, and recommendations come as well as items that have come up from...
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dbi has set up a link to the mayor's office. this provides loans who may need further funding for outstanding violations, and the details are at the new web site modified with www.sfdbi.org. earlier this month, neil friedman and i attended the annual code meeting and provided updates on not only what is happening at dbi but some of the features provided within the next few months for the new pts system and pilot testing for chromat q-matic, and a press ree for the new features being provided to the public. and also, representing dbi on channel 7 was built strong where he talked about the public affairs program on november 10 and played -- explained our role in enforcing the new state law enforcing carbon monoxide alarms to residents with fuel-burning devices, especially with the oncoming demand of heating. these alarms prevent injury and death from carbon monoxide, which is odorless and invisible and can only be monitored with technology, so please take a look at that. another item is to express my appreciation to james [inaudib
dbi has set up a link to the mayor's office. this provides loans who may need further funding for outstanding violations, and the details are at the new web site modified with www.sfdbi.org. earlier this month, neil friedman and i attended the annual code meeting and provided updates on not only what is happening at dbi but some of the features provided within the next few months for the new pts system and pilot testing for chromat q-matic, and a press ree for the new features being provided to...
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>> dbi did not require any. i am not aware of the need for any triet if for some reason the dbi required it, we would be happy>> you said that dbi propey look at this. >> it being the notice of violation. >> what was the level of review? >> it is my understanding that there were multiple inspections and they went back and looked at the original plans. i am not sure. we did consult. at a hearing, at a public forum, what would you like us to do to resolve this? that was the response. >> at the photos in exhibit h, do those show the woods that the permit is meant to remove from the neighboring property? >> those are pre-construction photos. >> i wonder if you could take a look at exhibit e appellants brief, 2 c if b -- see if the wood you are talking about is depicted there. >> do you want to put it up on the overhead? maybe you can indicate the wood you are speaking about that is meant to be removed. >> is that the photo you are referring to? >> i do not know if that is the wood to be removed. >> i honestly do not
>> dbi did not require any. i am not aware of the need for any triet if for some reason the dbi required it, we would be happy>> you said that dbi propey look at this. >> it being the notice of violation. >> what was the level of review? >> it is my understanding that there were multiple inspections and they went back and looked at the original plans. i am not sure. we did consult. at a hearing, at a public forum, what would you like us to do to resolve this? that...
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it can stay in dbi for up to a year before it is kicked out. shouldn't that be the time of the clock starts ticking? >> no, the clock starts ticking at the beginning of the plan check, not the last. commissioner murphy: that is what i would like to see changed, suggestion to a change in the code. >> we can take that to -- that is a whole different way of looking at it than the state looks at it. we can certainly look at it. commissioner murphy: it would be a good place to discuss that, the pac meeting, and then bring him back here. >> definitely, we can do that. we are also looking at increasing the time limit of the vacation -- notification, from 21 days to something longer, to give people more time to actually try to get the fund together to get the permits, plans renewed. commissioner hechanova: is there a declaration sometimes why there is the delay, the basis by which the extension or approval of extension can be given, or is it automatically given? >> right now, we automatically give the extension. we have been giving more than one extens
it can stay in dbi for up to a year before it is kicked out. shouldn't that be the time of the clock starts ticking? >> no, the clock starts ticking at the beginning of the plan check, not the last. commissioner murphy: that is what i would like to see changed, suggestion to a change in the code. >> we can take that to -- that is a whole different way of looking at it than the state looks at it. we can certainly look at it. commissioner murphy: it would be a good place to discuss...
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in this case, when dbi sends these notices, they send notices to verify allegations. the fact the notices were sent this not necessarily indicate there were actual violations. we have consulted with the deputy director in charge of enforcement. he has said that there are no active enforcement cases or problems that dbi is aware of. president chiu: are you confident the wait is sustainable? >> that is outside of my authority or the commission's authority. it is a land use entitlement and the structural issues would be investigated by dbi subsequent to the board of holding the cu. president chiu: you're saying that decision is for the future but not one that has been evaluated yet. >> it is not authorized -- relevant to the authorization or the birth -- building permit. president chiu: thank you. supervisor avalos: do you think the information that president chiu pointed to, if that evidence had been presented, there would have been a different outcome? >> i could not speculate on the commission's outcome if additional evidence were provided. supervisor avalos:. staff m
in this case, when dbi sends these notices, they send notices to verify allegations. the fact the notices were sent this not necessarily indicate there were actual violations. we have consulted with the deputy director in charge of enforcement. he has said that there are no active enforcement cases or problems that dbi is aware of. president chiu: are you confident the wait is sustainable? >> that is outside of my authority or the commission's authority. it is a land use entitlement and...
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dbi when it is a rent is you? >> a building should not be issued its final certificate of occupancy if it is not -- even issued its first permit if it had not paid the fee under the program. you have to pay the fee before you get your site permit it. that was the first shot that happened at the b i -- the first cjh -- the first check that happened at dbi. we have been working to firm up communication between dbi and the mayor's office. commissioner peterson: thank you. president goh: is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, we will move into rebuttal. >> on page 6 of the notice of violation and penalty, it alleges that my clients wrongfully even did this person. if that is part of the basis on which the penalty was issued, there is a violation of state law because the unlawful detainer statute is under ccp section 11.61. any interference with that or basis of a penalty would constitute a violation of the judicial powers act in an area of law pre-empted by the state of california. the problem is quite
dbi when it is a rent is you? >> a building should not be issued its final certificate of occupancy if it is not -- even issued its first permit if it had not paid the fee under the program. you have to pay the fee before you get your site permit it. that was the first shot that happened at the b i -- the first cjh -- the first check that happened at dbi. we have been working to firm up communication between dbi and the mayor's office. commissioner peterson: thank you. president goh: is...
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they're not going to do that with dbi. the second year has to be balanced, but we will reopen in revisit our budget every year. every year we have -- every year we what do propose a balanced budget. the mayor's office is projecting to be quite short in the general fund. next year they're saying $262.7 million short of the general fund. they are constructing the general fund departments to cut budgets by 1 percent signed. and we are lucky in that we are not general funds. we can be making a different type of argument, but just a you know those are the instructions from the mayor's office. they are expecting across the board increases. those will have to be covered within our budget. they are expecting health to go up about 6 percent said. retirement, they are an argument about whether they will change that. the decision will not be made for another week or two. it they do change that, that will impact us. right now we're starting the process of collecting information internally so we can present you a budget in december. if
they're not going to do that with dbi. the second year has to be balanced, but we will reopen in revisit our budget every year. every year we have -- every year we what do propose a balanced budget. the mayor's office is projecting to be quite short in the general fund. next year they're saying $262.7 million short of the general fund. they are constructing the general fund departments to cut budgets by 1 percent signed. and we are lucky in that we are not general funds. we can be making a...
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>> we've made it clear that dbi is not the cash cow for this project. they are very rigid voluntarily working with us in terms of purchase of the equipment, power, what needs to be done in terms of capital improvement. we're working on trying to figure out how to charge rent and electricity, whether it is metered or some way. we're going to share in the cost, the benefit for them is they will not be located somewhere else where they did not want to go. there is efficiencies that can be in terms of just bought efficiency, which is i am not going where i do not want to go, verses we will have inefficiencies and operation and cost sharing. >> will that be defined by an mou? >> yes. right now we're trying to figure out the costs so we can share them. we have experience with human services agencies in terms of sharing things. wheat contract with them for the help desk. we have a history of really cooperative working with them and i am sure there will come through. i do not want to do little ones, i want to do a larger one of the actual construction. >> thank
>> we've made it clear that dbi is not the cash cow for this project. they are very rigid voluntarily working with us in terms of purchase of the equipment, power, what needs to be done in terms of capital improvement. we're working on trying to figure out how to charge rent and electricity, whether it is metered or some way. we're going to share in the cost, the benefit for them is they will not be located somewhere else where they did not want to go. there is efficiencies that can be in...
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initial renewal after the current timetable expires, does it really have to go through a planning and dbi review, or is that just a perfunctory evaluation of they need more time? >> if the project had been approved by planning for more than three years, we do send it as a cursory approval back to planning. quite frankly, we have won the night in the time that we had been doing this. commissioner walker: that is for the one that are more than 36? >> the one approved by planning 36 months before. commissioner walker: that seems to apply only to the larger projects? >> it can be any level of project. it can be a small home owner who cannot get the financing also. the years have been bad for the last three years. now, the financing is just breaking loose to where the home owners can get them, but planning approval might have been three years before. commissioner walker: is that a state law that planning applies? >> an entitlement with planning in the planning code, a three- year entitlement. commissioner walker: may be the calendar for us requiring reissuing is ok, but maybe we drop some of t
initial renewal after the current timetable expires, does it really have to go through a planning and dbi review, or is that just a perfunctory evaluation of they need more time? >> if the project had been approved by planning for more than three years, we do send it as a cursory approval back to planning. quite frankly, we have won the night in the time that we had been doing this. commissioner walker: that is for the one that are more than 36? >> the one approved by planning 36...
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item number 5, directors report. 5a, update on dbi's finances. >> pamela. i will give an update on the revenue and expenses through the end of october, which is four months of the fiscal year. as we are at this point still projecting we will end the budget with a balanced budget. one of the reasons why we are continuing through the first four-five months in a projection that we will be on budget is because we don't have enough information to projected to the rest of the year. at this point things are looking really good. in terms of revenue we have a grasp we have been putting up. - grap- graph we have been puttg up. we have 41.7% of the budget for charges of services, which is primarily due to the large projects that will be discussed in one of the leader items. in the report i gave you you will notice that the year-over- year comparison and the valuations shows the growth of 40.7%. when you look at where the growth is in terms of issue permits, there is some increases in permits from 10,000-50,000, but the primary increase's and the reason for the increas
item number 5, directors report. 5a, update on dbi's finances. >> pamela. i will give an update on the revenue and expenses through the end of october, which is four months of the fiscal year. as we are at this point still projecting we will end the budget with a balanced budget. one of the reasons why we are continuing through the first four-five months in a projection that we will be on budget is because we don't have enough information to projected to the rest of the year. at this...
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stakeholders do not have to go back through the whole process again, two years in planning, another year in dbi. we need to discuss that. commissioner hechanova: so it is a form of chewing up -- queing up continuity from where they were before? commissioner murphy: the 36 months is up. that is where we are now. a lot of these permits will be expiring, will not be able to extend thaem. we need to build something in there so that that does not happen. i am mostly referring to the smaller projects, and vertical, horizontal conditions -- whatever. would be unfair for them to go through the process again. commissioner hechanova: commissioner walker. commissioner walker: if you do the initial renewal after the current timetable expires, does it really have to go through a planning and dbi review, or is that just a perfunctory evaluation of they need more time? >> if the project had been approved by planning for more than three years, we do send it as a cursory approval back to planning. quite frankly, we have won the night in the time that we had been doing this. commissioner walker: that is for the
stakeholders do not have to go back through the whole process again, two years in planning, another year in dbi. we need to discuss that. commissioner hechanova: so it is a form of chewing up -- queing up continuity from where they were before? commissioner murphy: the 36 months is up. that is where we are now. a lot of these permits will be expiring, will not be able to extend thaem. we need to build something in there so that that does not happen. i am mostly referring to the smaller...
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the issuance of the cu, and staff checked with the deputy director of enforcement and inspections at dbi, and we're were assured that there were no active violations or issues warranted. the appellants then compared at&t's coverage maps presented to this commission, which showed some coverage gaps in coverage gaps shown by at&t's marketing arm, which showed good coverage. after public comment from the district supervisor and board president, he asked planning staff about the conflicting information. staff described that these maps were not specifically presented before the planning commission for your consideration. but that this commission has found at&t's coverage maps to be compelling. the board than rigorously questioned at&t about their coverage maps. supervisor wiener wanted to reject the cu but to approve a new one with the condition that planning staff take an intent -- big an independent state licensed engineer to evaluate the coverage in the area. planning step is to consult with both the appellant and the project sponsor on the selection. and a potential consult would have to
the issuance of the cu, and staff checked with the deputy director of enforcement and inspections at dbi, and we're were assured that there were no active violations or issues warranted. the appellants then compared at&t's coverage maps presented to this commission, which showed some coverage gaps in coverage gaps shown by at&t's marketing arm, which showed good coverage. after public comment from the district supervisor and board president, he asked planning staff about the conflicting...
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se7a, dbi finances. >> pamela. we have to items -- two items under number seven. the first is the monthly financial report, and then there will be a short discussion about the budget instructions for the 2012-13 budget. in first i wanted to mention, in terms of revenue, we have separated the revenues that are four charges for service from the revenues from the mou's which basically include bit transbay joint power authority and the court, and we have projected to have more revenue throughout the year, so this is an actual plus protection. so far we have 43.8 in terms of the budget, and we have 42 -- 52.2 percent signed of the budget for the regular charges for service. one of the things we do look at and have started to look at is what the changes are in terms of valuation of issue permits, because that is a measure of how well we are doing. and we are actually, when you look at a year over year this year versus year to date last year, we are seeing an increase in valuation of issue permits of almost 43 percent signed, and we provided a sketch will in the report t
se7a, dbi finances. >> pamela. we have to items -- two items under number seven. the first is the monthly financial report, and then there will be a short discussion about the budget instructions for the 2012-13 budget. in first i wanted to mention, in terms of revenue, we have separated the revenues that are four charges for service from the revenues from the mou's which basically include bit transbay joint power authority and the court, and we have projected to have more revenue...
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it is to allow the dbi to conduct a site visit. they need to submit copies of the photographs to the board. >> aye. vice-president garcia: aye. commissioner peterson aye. commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> thank you for joining us. i'm katherine sharp. we are very excited today to have a press release from the mayor and have him join us. this has been an amazing experience for those of us from the very beginning. we look forward to sharing that story with you. without further ado, mayor lee. >> thank you, katherine. thank you very much for being here. i wanted to join this great moment of celebration for fibrogen, which is more than a serial. that was what i first thought when i saw that name. i want to congratulate fibrogen and all the companies that have spouted up. i had -- the creation of this experiment with bioand life sciences here in mission bay. now a few years later, it really began in 2009 where there were five companies that started i
it is to allow the dbi to conduct a site visit. they need to submit copies of the photographs to the board. >> aye. vice-president garcia: aye. commissioner peterson aye. commissioner hwang: aye. >> thank you. this matter is continued. >> if there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> thank you for joining us. i'm katherine sharp. we are very excited today to have a press release from the mayor and have him join us. this has been an amazing experience for those of...